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Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay
About the AuthorNilanjan Mukhopadhyay
The writer is an author and journalist based in Delhi-NCR. His latest book is 'The Demolition and the Verdict: Ayodhya and the Project to Reconfigure India', and he�??s also the author of 'Narendra Modi: The Man, The Times'. He tweets at @NilanjanUdwin.
    Oil and gas company employees model for the Aarogya Setu app. (Photo: Twitter)Opinion
    Aarogya Setu not a magic tool; it breaches privacy

    It is universally recognised that crises like pandemics enable governments to increase surveillance.

    21 April 2020 6:38 AM

    Representational ImageOpinion
    Why did the government react late to a global pandemic?

    Preparations to meet the Covid-19 challenge were tardy throughout February and the first half of March

    3 April 2020 5:02 AM

    People stood in queues like this during the demonetisation episode in 2016.Opinion
    As we battle corona, let’s not forget the vulnerable

    Invisible Indians cannot be forsaken like they were during the catastrophe of demonetisation

    20 March 2020 7:27 PM

    President Ram Nath Kovind.Opinion
    Can Kovind live up to his true role as Prez?

    President Kovind, in his conduct, possibly needs reminding that he took an oath to “preserve, protect and defend the...

    29 Nov 2019 8:23 PM

    Supreme CourtOpinion
    After verdict, Hindutva agenda likely to expand

    The Supreme Court set aside the high court judgment making a three-way split of the disputed land on the following...

    11 Nov 2019 6:36 PM

    Apparently, since August 5 this year the date which has gone into history for stripping J&K of its statehood and its unique status the police is only issued the innocuous staff or small danda .Opinion
    Uncertainty ahead as J&K enters a new era

    It is simply not just due to the fear of militants targeting people venturing out to begin leading “normal” lives.

    31 Oct 2019 7:16 PM

    Savarkar a national icon? BJP’s new poll trickOpinion
    Savarkar a national icon? BJP’s new poll trick

    The present regime’s effort is not the first, although this campaign is more amplified, given its mastery in political...

    19 Oct 2019 2:13 AM

    A minister recounts his game of thronesLifestyle
    A minister recounts his game of thrones

    It is in times like these that one sees political veterans penning memoirs, fulfilling a vital need for the hitherto...

    7 Oct 2019 7:05 PM

    Satyagraha is Gandhi’s lasting contributionOpinion
    Satyagraha is Gandhi’s lasting contribution

    In April, the government took lead in marking the centenary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

    3 Oct 2019 6:39 PM

    Sangh needs to look beyond its Hindi belt outlookOpinion
    Sangh needs to look beyond its Hindi belt outlook

    Shah’s statement is symptomatic of a party which remains fixated to old ideas despite the rapid expansion of its...

    19 Sept 2019 8:13 PM

    100 days of Modi 2.0: A clear sign of path aheadOpinion
    100 days of Modi 2.0: A clear sign of path ahead

    It was in the 1990s that the “100 days of government” concept began to be treated as a significant milestone.

    6 Sept 2019 2:12 AM

    Chidambaram’s arrest: Govt sends a clear signal, may be first of manyOpinion
    Chidambaram’s arrest: Govt sends a clear signal, may be first of...

    The legality of the arrest will of course be questioned, but by then a political purpose will have been served.

    23 Aug 2019 2:30 AM

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